Fellow BG’s players both past and present, what’s your thoughts on the state of the mode?
Seyuoh
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I’m curious to hear what the thoughts about the mode are, especially for this season- with the incredibly A.I behavior reliant node that we have in the gladiator circuit currently.
I know that you can’t please everyone, and of course some nodes/seasons will have their highs and lows- but to me at least it’s seemed like there’s quite a bit more lows than there are highs.
I’m calling it quits on taking MCOC seriously for a while, and honestly a massive part of that is BG’s being in the state that it’s in.
-New gimmicky and annoying defenders, I have to learn the kits of backwards and forwards; to be able to beat effectively and win a match.
-Meta and non meta champs having a massive gap in overall viability, that there is almost no room for deck building creativity.
-Nodes that encourage people to use the cheesiest champs possible, because let’s be honest- no competitive person enjoys losing all the time. So most matches in the GC, people have the decks of celestial players.
-Rewards that are decent now, but even after that tuneup coming our way; still feel like they’re out touch.
-Matchmaking that isn’t fair or balanced for anyone, I (a high mysterium to middle ground C5 player) should not be matching someone in Gamma or Arcane.
I’m sure there are other things I left out, but these are just a few of the main reasons- that BG’s no longer feels enjoyable anymore really.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk, if you’ve read this far- bless your faces
I know that you can’t please everyone, and of course some nodes/seasons will have their highs and lows- but to me at least it’s seemed like there’s quite a bit more lows than there are highs.
I’m calling it quits on taking MCOC seriously for a while, and honestly a massive part of that is BG’s being in the state that it’s in.
-New gimmicky and annoying defenders, I have to learn the kits of backwards and forwards; to be able to beat effectively and win a match.
-Meta and non meta champs having a massive gap in overall viability, that there is almost no room for deck building creativity.
-Nodes that encourage people to use the cheesiest champs possible, because let’s be honest- no competitive person enjoys losing all the time. So most matches in the GC, people have the decks of celestial players.
-Rewards that are decent now, but even after that tuneup coming our way; still feel like they’re out touch.
-Matchmaking that isn’t fair or balanced for anyone, I (a high mysterium to middle ground C5 player) should not be matching someone in Gamma or Arcane.
I’m sure there are other things I left out, but these are just a few of the main reasons- that BG’s no longer feels enjoyable anymore really.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk, if you’ve read this far- bless your faces
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Blud complains when enemy uses heroes which benefits from meta nodes,
Blud hates to keep up with new defenders even tho we have 3 bans,
🤣🖐️
Too much room for the defenders to manifest a mistake, and it ruins the experience for me regardless of changes to the mode.
>Complains about cheese champs.
Huh?
As for the whole "meta" point: In every PVP mode, there will be a meta. If you disable one of them, there will be another meta. I personally think BG with the rotating nodes is actually doing a decent job at having certain champs stand out more from season to season, but obiously Serpent will always be better than Classic Captain America. That's just the nature of the game.
Also what new and gimmicky defenders? The hardest one we’ve had in months is Zola and he’s not that complex
Wow meta champs are favored? Shocking. Also every meta brings some forgotten champs back that dominate the meta
Oh wait you don’t like that either, all your posts are like this lmao
God forbid someone is passionate about a game they love, and a game mode that they used to- so they want to see it in a better state.
It’s all good though, have a good one!
Ah well, it is what it is.
Really I just think BG’s in general is impossible to balance, with the nature of the mode.
I think I’ve finally come to that realization.
My past posts though, that I made when I was very annoyed and not calm- probably painted a false picture; so I understand the “dismissive” response to posts I make in relation to BG’s.
The truth is that it feels like keeping up with BG’s in particular, feels like a second job. I’m just not into that kind of vibe anymore, nor do I have the time to invest that much into the mode.
This season I’ll finish in Arcane 1, the lowest I’ve finished in probably about 30-35 seasons of BG’s (estimate)
Especially with BG, where you have to constantly be keeping up with every new development/progression/champion.
Unless you're ok with just enjoying the format even if you lose, which some people can't because they're very competitive by nature.
Yes I suck, but I thought my roster would give me an advantage lol I’m amazed at how competitive it really is.
Current node combination is really frustrating but in principle I like it.
And every top player is going to be playing BG, which is the format that determines the best players (no revives, no alliance help, no take backs, etc.).
So yes, your roster is probably in the top 1-5% overall, but you're usually competing against the top 1% in both roster and skill.
I actually thought this GC meta was pretty decent. It was unusual enough with the regen that you saw some funky champs like Leader, Viv, etc.
I think I’m gonna go give tier 2- tier 1 wars a shot, and see if I like that any better.
Thank you for your feedback, have a great day.